Photos by Malcolm Ali, Ian Foxx, Valerie Goodloe, E. Mesiyah McGinnis and Akil Tircuit.

An official selection of the 2026 Pan African Film Festival, “Rise of the Legion” celebrates the Legion Marching Band, one of the most meaningful HBCU bands in history. The documentary features ...

Historian Alison Rose Jefferson has a professional relationship with the Altadena area. She has experience chronicling the triumphs and challenges of Black people in Los Angeles.

On Saturday, January 24, Mount Saint Mary’s University (MSMU) hosted the Bessie Bruington Burke Excellence in Teaching Awards at Doheny Mansion to honor educators who demonstrate expertise in teaching ...

Forest Lawn Glendale is hosting a Black History Festival on Saturday, Jan. 31, at 4 p.m., 1712 South Glendale Avenue in Glendale.

On Jan. 26, Senator Laura Richardson spoke in Sacramento on the Minnesota tragedy that occurred over the weekend.

Hosted by Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson, and Councilmembers Heather Hutt, Curren Price, and Tim McKosker, the exhibition recognizes a group of trailblazing women whose work has shaped ...

Elder Lawrence Champion Blake, the youngest son of Presiding Bishop Emeritus Charles E. Blake Sr. of the Church of God in Christ Inc. and Lady Mae Blake, transitioned on Jan. 27, after a courageous ...

Former NFL wide receiver and activist Kenny Stills recently published his memoir “Still Growing, Still Learning, Still Me.” He will be having a book signing at Book Soup on Sunset Boulevard on ...

Two alumnae of Escuela Plus Elementary, Alexa Grant and Michelle Achaa Oppong, have been awarded the highly competitive Posse Foundation Scholarship, a full-tuition merit award for college recognizing ...

Marcus Garvey School in South L.A. recently opened the Berry Gordy Global Music Box, transforming a regular classroom into a music space with instruments including guitars, drums, keyboards and access ...

In his new film, “Moses The Black”, legendary actor Omar Epps plays Malik, a revered gang leader who has recently been released from prison and is thrust back into an impending territory war with a ...